Styx, Stygis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 7th
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
Styx river; river of the underworld;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | Styx | Styges |
| Gen. | Stygis, Stygos | Stygum |
| Dat. | Stygi | Stygibus |
| Acc. | Styga, Stygem | Stygas |
| Voc. | Styx | Styges |
| Abl. | Styge | Stygibus |
Examples
Liber VI
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...terrae, quem longa in saecula torquetmors dilata deum; Styx et quos nulla mereturThessalis Elysios; caelum matremque perosaPersephone, nostraeque..."Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...odore notabiles nec sapore. Circa Nonacrin in Arcadia Styx appellata ab incolis aduenas fallit, quia non facie..."Hercules [Oetaeus]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...quod populos natura uocat? an post raptum Styx atra canem praeclusit iter teque in primo limine Ditis fata..."
Liber Octavus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...adsistunt lacrimis atque igne tumentes Cocytos Phlegethonque, et Styx periuria diuum arguit. ille autem supera compage soluta..."Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...harenas, fumidus atra uadis Phlegethon incendia uoluit, et Styx discretis interflua manibus obstat. ipsum pallentem solio circumque ministras..."Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...Zephyri rapuere gradum, sed foeda silentis aura poli. Styx inde nouem circumflua campis, hinc obiecta uias torrentum incendia..."Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...animas angustaque Tartara poenis qui regitis, tuque umbrifero Styx liuida fundo, quam uideo, multumque mihi consueta uocari adnue..."Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...obstat, tristisque palus inamabilis undae alligat et novies Styx interfusa coercet. nec procul hinc partem fusi monstrantur..."